Yuthika Girme, Simon Fraser University

Research

social support singlehood life satisfaction close relationships intimate relationships family couples synchrony emotion regulation

Latest funding

"We're in Sync!" Examining Parents' Behavioral Synchrony During Family Interactions
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$71,814
"Support From My One and Only": Single Peoples' Perceptions of Social Support from Romantic Partners versus Close Others
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$86,300
"Support From My One and Only": Single Peoples' Perceptions of Social Support from Romantic Partners versus Close Others
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$73,833

All 4 grants and awards

"We're in Sync!" Examining Parents' Behavioral Synchrony During Family Interactions

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Girme, Yuthika

Keywords: intimate relationships; family; social support; couples synchrony; emotion regulation

$71,814

"Support From My One and Only": Single Peoples' Perceptions of Social Support from Romantic Partners versus Close Others

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Girme, Yuthika U.

Keywords: singlehood; social support; life satisfaction; close relationships

$86,300

"Support From My One and Only": Single Peoples' Perceptions of Social Support from Romantic Partners versus Close Others

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Girme, Yuthika U.

Keywords: singlehood; social support; life satisfaction; close relationships

$73,833

"Loving You Is Work": Does Buffering Peoples' Insecurities Deplete Relationship Partners?

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Girme, Yuthika

Keywords: (1) intimate relationships; (2) attachment theory; (3) relationship wellbeing; (4) support; (5) attachment insecurities; (6) partner buffering

$70,862

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: social support Dear Professor Girme, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on social support connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project ""We're in Sync!" Examining Parents' Behavioral Synchrony During Family Interactions" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]